HTC shows off the new One (M8) in official videos

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Published 25 Mar 2014

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Disclosure

Surely by now, you’ve noticed that HTC has released upon the world its br new flagship phone, the HTC One (M8). wrote about it this morning, gave you our hs-on impressions a little later. You can order them online right now, or walk into a Verizon store pick one up (in-store purchase for other carriers is coming by April 10).

But if the avalanche of coverage across the web today just wasn’t enough for you, HTC’s got your back. If by “got your back” we mean “has several marketing videos ready to try to sell you its phone.” The four videos introduce marquee features of the phone in the glossiest possible fashion.

First, there’s the stard intro video:

And another introduction to the general features of the phone:

Then there’s this bit about the Ultrapixel camera:

And of course the fancy new DuoCamera:

Oh sure, everyone likes a good marketing video, what with all the perfectly-rendered phones with simulated screen images, the soothing music… It presents such an unblemished view of the product, right? For a more realistic take on it, we’ll have our review up in the coming days.